Hárið mitt er blautt eftir sturtu.

My hair is wet after the shower.

Breakdown of Hárið mitt er blautt eftir sturtu.

• vera: to be
• mitt: my
• eftir: after
• sturta: the shower
• hárið: the hair
• blautt: wet

Questions & Answers about Hárið mitt er blautt eftir sturtu.

What is the literal structure of Hárið mitt er blautt eftir sturtu?

A very literal breakdown is:

• Hárið = the hair
• mitt = my
• er = is
• blautt = wet
• eftir sturtu = after a shower / after showering

So the structure is basically The hair my is wet after shower.
That sounds odd in English, but it is normal Icelandic.

Why is it hárið and not just hár?

Because -ið is the definite article attached to the end of the noun.

• hár = hair
• hárið = the hair

Icelandic usually puts the onto the noun itself instead of using a separate word like English does.

Why does Icelandic say hárið mitt instead of something like mitt hár?

With possessives, Icelandic very often uses the pattern:

definite noun + possessive

So:

• hárið mitt = my hair
• literally: the hair my

This is one of the most normal everyday ways to say it.

Mitt hár is also possible, but hárið mitt is especially natural in ordinary speech here.

Doesn't hárið mitt literally mean the my hair?

Yes, if you translate it word for word, it looks like that. But in Icelandic this is completely normal.

English and Icelandic handle possession differently:

• English: my hair
• Icelandic: hárið mitt = literally the hair my

So even though it feels strange from an English point of view, it is standard Icelandic grammar.

Why is the possessive mitt and not minn or mín?

Because mitt has to agree with hár, and hár is a neuter singular noun.

The possessive forms are:

• minn = masculine
• mín = feminine
• mitt = neuter

Since hár is neuter, Icelandic uses mitt.

Why is blautt ending in -tt?

Because the adjective has to agree with hárið, which is neuter singular.

The adjective blautur (wet) changes form by gender:

• blautur = masculine
• blaut = feminine
• blautt = neuter

So:

• hárið is neuter
• therefore blautt must also be neuter

This agreement still happens even though the adjective comes after er.

Is hár singular here? Why not a plural word?

Yes, it is singular.

In Icelandic, just like in English, hair can be treated as a general mass/collective noun:

• hárið mitt = my hair in general

If you wanted to talk about individual hairs or strands, then a plural expression could be used instead.

So here the singular is exactly what you would expect.

Why is it sturtu and not sturta?

Because after the preposition eftir (after), the noun does not stay in its basic dictionary form.

The basic form is:

• sturta = shower

But after eftir, it becomes:

• sturtu

This is part of Icelandic case grammar: prepositions often force the following noun to change form.

Why is there no word for a or the before sturtu?

Because Icelandic often leaves the noun without an article in phrases like this.

So:

• eftir sturtu = after a shower / after showering

It sounds general and natural.

If you meant a specific shower already known in the conversation, you could say:

• eftir sturtuna = after the shower

Can eftir sturtu mean after showering, not only after a shower?

Yes. In natural English, this sentence could be understood as either:

• My hair is wet after a shower
• My hair is wet after showering

The Icelandic phrase eftir sturtu is a normal compact way to express that idea.

Can the word order change?

Yes. Icelandic word order is fairly flexible.

The given sentence is a neutral, natural order:

• Hárið mitt er blautt eftir sturtu.

But you could also say:

• Eftir sturtu er hárið mitt blautt.

That version puts more focus on after a shower at the beginning. Both are natural.